Dr Emmanuel Kobina Kuto, the Director of Ghana Institute of Languages (GIL) recounts the heartbreaking account of how medical negligence on the part of some doctors and nurses at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, formerly known as the Ridge Hospital led to the death of his wife.
Dr Kuto, in a message circulating on social media narrates how his wife was administered wrong medication by a nurse at the hospital per a doctor’s prescription.
He recounted that the nurses made fun on the issue of wrong medication administered to his wife and that was so unbelievable,
“What happened next is the reason I am writing this. But for it I would never share this on social media. As our doctor was scolding the other doctor, the nurses were laughing heartily. Even the doctor was scolding his colleague somehow jokingly. ”
Even though he’s unable to indicate that his wife died from the wrong medication, Dr Kuto said that the reason why he shared his experience is the attitude displayed by the nurses after knowing that their colleague had administered a wrong medication to his wife.
“Folks, let’s be clear. I have no evidence that the wrong medication killed my wife. I have requested for an autopsy. I also appreciate the efforts made by some of the nurses to save the life of my wife. One particular nurse was very kind to me and I pray God’s blessings on her. What I cannot accept, and why I am writing this, is that health workers find it funny that the wrong medication had apparently been administered to my wife. They were laughing. It was a joke. My wife’s life was a joke.”
He further urged the public to help him call out Ridge Hospital so they will do better in caring for the lives of people.
“I am asking you a special favor. Please, help me call out Ridge Hospital. It is me today. It could be you tomorrow. Please, share my post again and again till it gets to the authorities of Ridge Hospital. Hopefully they will sit up. Hopefully they will stop treating human life like statistics. Hopefully, they will understand that every patient is a person, a wife, a husband, a mother, a father, a brother, a sister, a son, a daughter, a cousin, a grandmother and a father that is dearly beloved by someone.”
